New website has all the latest on proposed wind farm

The Advocate - Daylesford Hepburn Shire Edition, Page: 4
Wednesday, 28 June 2006

AUSTRALIA'S first community-owned wind farm, the Hepburn Community Wind Park, launched a website last week. The Hepburn Renewable Energy Association developed the website as a means to keep the community up-to-date on the wind park planned for Leonards Hill. President Per Bernard said the association was moving towards 300 members and a website was needed."This is a great way for people to get the latest information onthe wind park.

And there's an on-line application form for people to join up," he said. The association's communications spokeswoman Jane Knight said the website would be a valuable way to interact with the community."The website has a description of the project, newsletters, wind energy articles and research as well as a facility for people to ask their own questions."We plan to respond with answers as soon as possible and then post the most frequently asked questions on the website for everyone to see," she said.

Mr Bernard said the website was well set out and very user friendly."We've had some good feedback from users so far but we're really keen to hear any suggestions," he said. The communityowned wind park will consist of two turbines each of two megawatts capacity and is expected to produce enough energy to power more than 2000 homes. Inquiries: Per Bernard on 5348 1298 or www.hrea.org.au.